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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Adaptation of individual monitoring of workers' state of health

Article R4624-17

Any worker whose state of health, age, working conditions or the occupational risks to which he is exposed so require, in particular disabled workers, workers who declare themselves to be in receipt o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declaration of public interest and protection perimeter

Article R1322-17

The application for a natural mineral water spring to be declared to be in the public interest and for a protective perimeter to be assigned to it, as provided for in article L. 1322-3, is sent to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article D4422-30-5

I.-No one may be elected or appointed, as a titular or substitute, to more than one of the colleges that make up the Chamber of Territories.II.-In the event of an insufficient number of candidates, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Training activities

Article D6313-3-1

The implementation of all or part of a distance learning course includes: 1° Appropriate technical and pedagogical assistance to support the beneficiary throughout the course; 2° Information for the b…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-1-3

The period of leave provided for in 3° bis of article L. 3142-1 begins to run, at the employee's choice, either during the seven-day period preceding the child's arrival at home, or on the day the chi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer care

Article D6124-131-3

In application of article R. 6123-91-10, the authorisation holder must keep a written record of the assessment of patients' needs for supportive oncology care and, where appropriate, of the support or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-5-3

The summary record of police custody provided for in Article 64 shall mention the information given and requests made pursuant to Articles 63-2 to 63-3-1 and the action taken on them, without it being…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-39-1

In the event of an appeal by the public prosecutor or the sentenced person, the other party has an additional period of twenty-four hours or five days in which to lodge a cross-appeal, depending on wh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of property income

Article 14

Subject to the provisions of Article 15, are included in the property income category, when they are not included in the profits of an industrial, commercial or craft business, a farm or a non-commerc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19°: Urban development zones

Article 148

Dividends, interest, arrears and all other income from foreign securities which French insurance and reinsurance companies are obliged to deposit and keep on deposit abroad, in order to constitute sur…

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